conclaves

例句:

• In huts and caves , in the plains and in the mountains, secret conclaves went on again.
  在平原的土房里,在山区的窑洞中, 秘密串连又开始了.
  
• In previous centuries it has gone on for weeks or months and some cardinals have even died during conclaves.
  来自BBC
• While some papal elections centuries back lasted years, conclaves held in the past century have wrapped up in two to five days.
  来自WSJ
• Conclaves were installed centuries ago in order to rid the voting process from outside influence.
  来自WSJ